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Pursuit of R-2 status can expand opportunity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Given that Towson has distinguished itself as a student-centered, inclusive university, why have we, and other public institutions like us, identified R-2—and the new graduate education and research that comes with it—as a goal? What would it objectively add to our mission? Are we trying to mimic the flagship?

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To address that, there are now approximately 40 graduate ambassadors who will speak to student groups about their journeys. Sanders says CEED makes sure that Virginia Tech undergraduates are exposed to graduate education. Dr. Tremayne O. Waller Taylor Cupp “We’re engaged, especially with the student organizations,” Waller says.